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<div class="yiv9206570368MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:sans-serif;"><span style="color: midnightblue;"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:New serif;"><font size="5"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(For those in western and southwestern Ohio:)</span></span></font><br>
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<div class="yiv9206570368MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="4"><span style="color: midnightblue;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dayton Area Mensa, the local chapter
of the high-IQ society Mensa (<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/__;!!KGKeukY!m8wiPHo_e74NMvn7Ku2u4BdAXMrcchdwyk487hHvL_RadqyZ7hg9n-28Orog-NC_dJza$" style="text-decoration: underline;">www.us.mensa.org</a>)<span>
</span>will offer the society’s membership qualification test on Wednesdays, November
17, and December 15, 2021, starting at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall of Dorothy
Lane American Baptist Church, 960 W. Dorothy Lane, Kettering. It’s across from
the Community Golf Course. The test takes about two hours.</span></span></font></span></div>
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<div class="yiv9206570368MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="4">Test-takers should
arrive and sign in 15-20 minutes before start time. Late arrivals cannot be
accommodated once testing has started. Those who score in the top two per cent
of the general population on either of two tests of logic and reasoning will be
invited to join Mensa. Face masks covering the nose and mouth while inside the
building are recommended for those not yet vaccinated against COVID-19. The
proctor is fully vaccinated. Safe social distancing will be maintained at all
times. A maximum of nine test takers can be accommodated and pre-registrants
will have priority. For information about testing or to pre-register, contact
the Testing Coordinator, <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" ymailto="mailto:testing@dayton.us.mensa.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:testing@dayton.us.mensa.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">testing@dayton.us.mensa.org</span></a> or
937-546-7885. <span></span></font></span></div>
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<div class="yiv9206570368MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="4">American Mensa is not for profit but
must cover expenses including paying for the use of copyrighted tests which
Mensa does not own. For a test administered by a local group’s volunteer
proctor American Mensa charges $60 to evaluate and report the candidate’s test
results to the candidate. <span></span></font></span></div>
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<div class="yiv9206570368MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="4"><span style="color: black;">Persons
at least 14 years old but less than 18 must have a parent or
guardian sign for permission to take the test, although the parent/guardian need
not be present during the testing session. We can provide the permission form
in advance upon request and they will be available at the testing session. The
tests Mensa uses in local testing sessions are not normed and validated for
persons under 14 years of age, who may qualify by other means. Persons
under 14, or their parents if appropriate, are invited to visit </span><span style="color:black;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/join/gifted-youth-admission/__;!!KGKeukY!m8wiPHo_e74NMvn7Ku2u4BdAXMrcchdwyk487hHvL_RadqyZ7hg9n-28Orog-GlGwyg-$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color: black;">http://www.us.mensa.org/join/gifted-youth-admission/</span></a></span><span style="color: black;"> and </span><span style="color:black;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mensaforkids.org/__;!!KGKeukY!m8wiPHo_e74NMvn7Ku2u4BdAXMrcchdwyk487hHvL_RadqyZ7hg9n-28Orog-AYy1fKA$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color: black;">www.mensaforkids.org</span></a></span><span style="color: black;">. Those under 18 or parents are
invited to see </span><span style="color:black;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/learn/gifted-youth/faqs-about-ymembership/__;!!KGKeukY!m8wiPHo_e74NMvn7Ku2u4BdAXMrcchdwyk487hHvL_RadqyZ7hg9n-28Orog-EnFRAT0$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color: black;">http://www.us.mensa.org/learn/gifted-youth/faqs-about-ymembership/</span></a></span><span style="color: black;">. American Mensa has members as young as
two years to over 100 and the Dayton group has members of primary school age
through middle-90s.</span><span></span></font></span></div>
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<div class="yiv9206570368MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 105%; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="4"><span style="color: black;">There is an additional way to test and qualify for
Mensa membership for those who find the testing schedule inconvenient. See </span><span style="color:black;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/testing__;!!KGKeukY!m8wiPHo_e74NMvn7Ku2u4BdAXMrcchdwyk487hHvL_RadqyZ7hg9n-28Orog-EQNrjD2$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color: black;">www.us.mensa.org/testing</span></a></span><span style="color: black;"> for information.</span><span></span></font></span></div>
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<div class="yiv9206570368MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 105%; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: mediumblue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="4">A non-language battery of tests is available for
those whose primary language is not English, those who are dyslexic, or those
who have a physical condition which would prevent them from taking the regular
Mensa Admissions Tests. The non-language tests are given only by individual
appointment. If this would apply to you, please let us know so we can set up an
appointment.<span></span></font></span></span></div>
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<div class="yiv9206570368MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 105%; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="4"><span style="color: black;">If you already have documentation of a qualifying
test score, it can be used in lieu of taking another test. Mensa accepts over
200 tests. See </span><span style="color:black;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/__;!!KGKeukY!m8wiPHo_e74NMvn7Ku2u4BdAXMrcchdwyk487hHvL_RadqyZ7hg9n-28Orog-JG_9giU$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color: black;">http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/</span></a></span><span style="color: black;"> for the most common qualifying
scores used to join Mensa. About 60 per cent of our members qualified this
way. This is the only way a person under age 14 can qualify.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%;"><span></span></span></font></span></div>
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you have any questions about Mensa or the Dayton local group, please contact us
and see <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.dayton.us.mensa.org/__;!!KGKeukY!m8wiPHo_e74NMvn7Ku2u4BdAXMrcchdwyk487hHvL_RadqyZ7hg9n-28Orog-Ig7SM_e$">www.dayton.us.mensa.org</a>. We’re looking forward to soon welcoming you as
a new member of Dayton Area Mensa and meeting you soon and often at Mensa
gatherings.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%;"><span></span></span></font></span></div>
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